Meanings
proper noun
- an Islamic sect in China
In Shizuishan, Ningxia's northernmost city, there was only one mainly Yihewani mosque before 1949, later destroyed in 1966.
1991, Dru C. Gladney, Muslim Chinese, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 162
Origin
From Mandarin 伊赫瓦尼.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 伊赫瓦尼
- 伊赫瓦尼 (Yīhèwǎní)religious sect
Cite this entry
APA
Yihewani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yihewani
MLA
“Yihewani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yihewani. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yihewani,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yihewani.
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